H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Sabina Simmonds vs Virginia Ruzici H2H: 1-4

Virginia Ruzici holds a 4–1 lead over Sabina Simmonds in their WTA head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Virginia Ruzici leads 3–0 on grass, while Sabina Simmonds leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Virginia Ruzici won the 1983 Wimbledon round of 32 6-1 3-6 6-2.

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Sabina Simmonds
ITA Age 66
H2H
1 – 4
5 main-draw meetings
Virginia Ruzici
ROU Age 71 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Virginia Ruzici 6-1 3-6 6-2 Sabina Simmonds Match data Jun 26, 1983* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Ruzici 6-7 7-6 7-5 Sabina Simmonds Match data Jun 27, 1982* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Sabina Simmonds 6-4 4-6 7-6 Virginia Ruzici Match data May 6, 1982* R32 Perugia WTA 250 Clay
Virginia Ruzici 7-6 6-4 Sabina Simmonds Match data Jun 25, 1980* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-3 Sabina Simmonds Match data Nov 1, 1979* R32 Stockholm WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Sabina Simmonds — — — 1,830 108 123 46.8% 0 0 0 1 5 6
Virginia Ruzici #264 #16 5 2,123 455 274 62.4% 1 0 0 1 17 19

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Sabina Simmonds Virginia Ruzici
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1974 0–2 0.0% — 1,476 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1975 2–4 33.3% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1976 5–7 41.7% — 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1977 3–9 25.0% — 1,525 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
18 1978 15–15 50.0% — 1,609 0 0 1973 4–9 30.8% — 1,493 0 0
19 1979 15–10 60.0% — 1,669 0 2 1974 20–18 52.6% — 1,647 0 2
20 1980 6–10 37.5% — 1,613 0 2 1975 7–7 50.0% — 1,686 0 3
21 1981 21–10 67.7% — 1,723 0 5 1976 30–20 60.0% — 1,797 0 3
22 1982 26–22 54.2% — 1,791 0 5 1977 23–21 52.3% — 1,919 0 4
23 1983 11–22 33.3% — 1,608 0 6 1978 59–26 69.4% — 2,092 1 8
24 1984 2–6 25.0% — 1,550 0 6 1979 52–27 65.8% — 1,974 1 8
25 1985 2–2 50.0% — 1,578 0 6 1980 73–26 73.7% — 2,031 1 12
26 1986 0–2 0.0% — 1,558 0 6 1981 58–30 65.9% — 1,919 1 13
27 1987 0–1 0.0% — 1,543 0 6 1982 49–21 70.0% — 1,983 1 17
28 1988 0–1 0.0% — 1,526 0 6 1983 27–17 61.4% — 1,905 1 18
29 — — — — — — — 1984 21–23 47.7% #44 1,780 1 18
30 — — — — — — — 1985 27–19 58.7% #48 1,786 1 19
31 — — — — — — — 1986 0–2 0.0% #185 1,734 1 19
32 — — — — — — — 1987 5–7 41.7% #143 1,657 1 19

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Sabina Simmonds Virginia Ruzici
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1974 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1976 — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 — — — — 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1973 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
19 1979 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 16 7 23 69.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
20 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1981 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 28 12 40 70.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
23 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 5 7 12 41.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 1978 14 9 23 60.9% 19 4 23 82.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
24 1984 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1979 10 6 16 62.5% 14 6 20 70.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 15 9 24 62.5%
25 1985 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 14 5 19 73.7% 27 5 32 84.4% 8 5 13 61.5% 24 11 35 68.6%
26 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 27 8 35 77.1% 7 4 11 63.6% 16 13 29 55.2%
27 1987 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 10 5 15 66.7% 24 5 29 82.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1988 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 3 3 6 50.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 10 4 14 71.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 2 6 8 25.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 9 14 35.7%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 6 13 53.8% 17 6 23 73.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 13 18 31 41.9% 43 55 98 43.9% 13 20 33 39.4% 14 19 33 42.4% — 69 55 124 55.6% 218 85 303 71.9% 43 34 77 55.8% 114 96 210 54.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Sabina Simmonds Virginia Ruzici
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1974 1476 93.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1975 1470 104.3 — — — — — +49 — 46.7% -0.27 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1976 1526 120.4 — — — — — +53 +36 44.8% -0.41 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1977 1526 117.1 — — — — — +70 — 32.0% -1.68 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.63 1972 1484 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.15
18 1978 1610 123.2 — — — — -6 +1 -98 52.4% +0.14 2–7 (22%) 2–0 — +1.86 1973 1494 102.8 — — — — +96 -24 — 33.3% -1.19 0–1 0–1 — +0.98
19 1979 1670 120.9 — — — — -33 -8 -127 57.4% +0.19 3–1 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 104.8 +3.43 1974 1647 134.9 — — — — -93 +57 -167 56.8% +0.64 4–2 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 102.5 +1.04
20 1980 1613 118.9 — — — — -2 -80 -124 47.1% +0.23 0–4 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 94.0 +0.67 1975 1686 122.9 — — — — — +81 — 51.6% -0.10 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.38
21 1981 1723 130.1 — — — — — -50 — 66.2% +1.58 6–3 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 102.7 +3.30 1976 1797 142.1 — — — — -255 +110 -321 58.1% +0.62 9–8 (53%) 4–3 (57%) 100.1 -1.76
22 1982 1791 140.8 — — — — -56 -86 -193 55.7% +0.48 5–7 (42%) 5–3 (63%) 100.9 -1.87 1977 1920 148.2 — — — — -145 +43 — 50.0% +0.01 11–3 (79%) 1–0 — -5.12
23 1983 1608 110.1 — — — — -21 +69 +13 38.5% -0.99 4–10 (29%) 3–5 (38%) 92.3 +1.88 1978 2092 158.8 — — — — -38 -54 -463 66.3% +1.06 14–6 (70%) 14–6 (70%) 111.1 -7.09
24 1984 1551 99.0 — — — — -13 — — 29.4% -1.23 0–1 1–3 (25%) — +0.79 1979 1975 151.3 — — — — +50 +39 -193 63.7% +0.92 15–10 (60%) 6–5 (55%) 103.9 -3.12
25 1985 1578 117.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — -0.84 1980 2032 157.7 — — — — +31 +158 -224 69.9% +1.37 14–9 (61%) 10–7 (59%) 101.1 -5.80
26 1986 1558 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 1–0 — -0.13 1981 1919 158.9 — — — — -19 +290 -67 62.6% +0.85 13–7 (65%) 9–6 (60%) 102.2 -6.70
27 1987 1544 99.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.09 1982 1984 156.4 — — — — -61 +260 -118 68.6% +1.30 9–11 (45%) 11–6 (65%) 98.3 -4.11
28 1988 1527 93.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — +0.15 1983 1905 143.8 — — — — +21 +136 -21 60.4% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 3–4 (43%) 98.3 +2.73
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1781 144.3 — — — — -45 +178 — 51.0% +0.29 4–10 (29%) 3–7 (30%) 87.0 -0.89
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1786 140.6 — — — — -87 +216 +68 57.4% +0.63 7–4 (64%) 4–1 (80%) 102.6 -0.16
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1735 90.3 — — — — — — — 20.0% -3.00 0–1 — — +0.44
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1658 111.9 — — — — — +211 — 46.4% -0.14 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.99
Career — 1830 128.7 — — — — -36 -3 -91 49.3% -0.05 23–42 (35%) 25–19 (57%) 95.8 +4.20 — 2123 154.7 — — — — -27 +141 -197 61.0% +0.79 108–81 (57%) 70–52 (57%) 104.0 -3.86

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.